Hugh McRae and Rockingham Power company had started and nearly completed Blewett Falls Dam. But when hard times and floods hit the dam project, he lost out.
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Transylvania County and the surrounding area have been hit hard with rain Tuesday. As of 1 p.m., three accidents, a number of power outages and closed roads were being reported.
Fort Mill residents on the South Carolina state line with North Carolina are lobbying officials to drop a plans for an electric substation near their homes.
The Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities will buy its power from Duke Energy going forward, the first time they've ever changed who they get their energy from.